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Sony Xperia 1 II vs Samsung Galaxy J7

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy J7 , Sony Xperia 1 II

Samsung Galaxy J7 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) -Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 5.5", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia 1 II 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.5", with resolution 1644x3840. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 6.5" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 98.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 21:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.6% 84.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1644 x 3840 px
PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 643 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'', Dual Pixel PDAF -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 10.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) -Exynos 7580 Octa Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) -Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 405 -Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 650
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM
GeekBench 4 Single Core 693
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3327
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1997
General specs Release date 2015, June 2020, February 24
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.2 Х 78.7 Х 7.5 mm 165.1 Х 71.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 171 g 181.4 g
Colors White, Black, Gold Black, Purple
Battery 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 200 EUR 1200 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 18 h (3G) Music play - Up to 76 h
Body build plastic body Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 MbpsHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (Snapdragon model only) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.25 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -90Hz
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, proximity - ANT+ - Versions: J700F (India, Thailand); J700M (LATAM); J700M/DS (Brazil); J700H with no LTE (South Africa, Pakistan, Vietnam, Philippines, Russia); J700T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS); J700P (Virgin Mobile, Boost) Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fast battery charging -Wireless charging -USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy J7
  • Screen 5.5"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia 1 II
  • Screen 6.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB